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Meet Sarah Waters, new Student Housing director
The new director spoke about her plans for the future of student housing and what it’s like to return to her home state of Kansas
ANGIE BALDELOMAR @AngieBaldelomar It was move-in day when Sarah Waters realized accepting the job as the new KU Student Housing director at the University meant coming home in more ways than one. As a Kansas native, Waters, who was the director of residence life at Bowling Green State University in Ohio until June, knew she was coming home when she accepted the job, but it was during a talk with a student on move-in day, who was wearing a shirt from Lansing High School — the same high school Waters graduated from — that she realized how much that meant for her job. “I was telling him I went to Lansing High School too, and then his mom was like ‘I did too! What year did you graduate?’ She actually graduated after me, but it was that whole back home and that connection,” she said. “It’s kind of an instant connection in some ways.” Waters arrived to Lawrence in July to take on her role as the new University housing director after working as the director at Bowling Green State for seven years. The adaptation to both the city and the University has been good so far, she said, but with more hills than she was used to in Ohio. “I was able to get my
foundation and figure out where I was going, just walking around campus with hills, that was a big adjustment,” she said. “You can see straight through at Bowling Green.” Her transition process has also been filled with meetings, which continue to be a part of her routine work day. “I’m able to get across campus and participate in conversations, so always, I sit on several different regular meetings and committees,” she said. “Right now, my day really is about relationship building and then helping to support if we have a concern or an issue.” She grew up in Leavenworth and went to college in Washington University in St. Louis, where she got her degrees in English and secondary education. She became an resident assistant as an undergraduate, and that’s when she started to consider student affairs as a career path. “I saw how we were impacting and what we were doing for the students, and so a lot of what I wanted to do with teaching was this, being able to have discussions, learn, and I realize that I was doing a lot of that in that college and residence hall setting,” she said. This experience is something she hopes to recreate for the undergraduate staff at the University.
“Being an RA, often, is a defining moment for a student because you’re a leader, and maybe you’re not a people’s person, but you’d like to make a difference,” she said. Waters said housing is all about the student experience not only for residents, but also for the undergraduate staff working for KU Housing.
“For me, [my goal] is just to make connections and to listen a lot.” Sarah Waters KU Student Housing director
“The impact of what you can do by working for housing, by living in housing I think is something that is emerging as a theme for me in conversations, and in general our commitment to creating inclusive environments and creating strong leadership programs, and always keeping the students’ academic success and support at the forefront of our initiatives,” she said. Waters has worked in residence life for almost 20 years. Based on her experience, she knows it is important to make KU Student Housing a great partner and contributor in helping the University achieve its goals. She said she has been
meeting with different offices across campus, particularly Student Affairs, to make sure her office is working toward this goal. “My goals are all around that KU Student Housing should be the go-to place, especially for new, incoming students to get that foundation for what their KU experience is going to be,” she said. “My goal is to continue [to] develop strong programs where students feel supported, that they are also challenged to learn.” Kip Grosshans, KU Student Housing associate director, said Waters brings new ideas for improvement to make students’ experiences better. “Sarah’s plan has been to ask lots of questions and learn our systems and processes,” he said. “I’m confident that will produce positive results.” As part of her transition process, Waters has also been meeting with a lot of key stakeholders and partners around campus, including Student Affairs and the departments that fall under them, something Grosshans is quick to remark on. “She’s been spending quite a bit of time meeting and coming to know the needs of our campus partners because growing those partnerships is important to our shared successes,” he said.
During this first year, her focus will be on relationship building within KU Housing staff and with different partners and organizations across the University, she said, which doesn’t mean she is not focused on enhancing current students’ experiences. “For me, [my goal] is just to make connections and to listen a lot, but also know that we don’t have time to just sit around and say ‘Oh, we’ll get around to that next year,’ because this is about the current experience and the current 5,000 students living on campus,” she said. Part of the challenges she expects to face as housing director is the cost of housing for students. “Living on campus is a major investment for our students and their families and a huge commitment, so for me that’s always going to be a challenge,” she said. Housing offers many types of housing from apartments to residence halls and scholarship halls, so the challenge is how to market all of this to students and showing the importance of living on campus, she said. “The whole idea of continuing to show how living on campus and having a network of support and resources is critical to a student doing better academically and getting connected, and then also grad-
uating within that four-year window, so to continue so much of the amazing work that’s already going on here, I want KU Student Housing to also be seen as a critical and essential campus partner,” she said. Waters is married and has three children, so when she is not at work, she said she is in “mom mode,” taking her kids to soccer or band practice in a minivan she never imagined driving. “I never thought I would be a minivan driver, but with three kids it was hard to make them all fit in a backseat,” she said. She is also looking forward to exploring the Lawrence and Kansas City area since she has not lived in the state for over 20 years, but this time with her own family. “I’m excited to, in many ways, be home and to just be a Jayhawk,” she said. “It sounds almost cheesy, doesn’t it?”
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Law professor named U.S. attorney Stephen McAllister has been nominated by President Donald Trump to represent Kansas as U.S. attorney NOLAN BREY @NolanBrey Stephen McAllister will take a leave of absence if confirmed as the next U.S. Attorney for Kansas, however, he said he plans on returning to the University at the end of his term. McAllister, a distinguished professor at the University’s law school, was nominated to serve as the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas by President Donald Trump on Sept. 8. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, McAllister will begin his four-year term as U.S. Attorney for Kansas. McAllister would replace Tom Beall as the chief federal law enforcement officer in Kansas. McAllister graduated from the University in 1985, and went on to graduate from the University’s law school in 1988. McAllister, who has been teaching at the University’s law school since 1993, also served as the law school’s dean from 2000 to 2005. “It certainly has come to feel like home,” McAllister said. “I’ve spent more of my life here than anywhere else at this point. But I also love the Jayhawk spirit and the Jayhawk Nation, as some people sometimes say.” Before returning to the University as a professor, McAllister clerked for Justices Byron White and Clarence Thomas at the Supreme Court of the United States. McAllister said he never aspired to be a law professor, but he couldn’t say no when he was asked to return to the University as a visiting professor in the 90s. “It was really because it was KU who called that I did it,” McAllister said. “If it had been another law school, I would have said no.” The visiting professorship led to a permanent po-
Nora Buchholtz/KANSAN Stephen McAllister is a distinguished professor of law at KU. He was recently nominated to be a U.S. attorney representing Kansas. sition, and McAllister has been teaching ever since. “Being in the classroom is one of my favorite things of all that I do,” McAllister said. “I never get tired of it. It always energizes me.” McAllister, a Lucas native, had always intended to attend the University. “I chose to attend KU because both my parents were KU grads, and it was always just sort of I think understood in our family – there were three boys, I was the oldest – that we were all probably going to go to KU.” McAllister also served as the Interim Director of the Dole Institute of Politics from 2003-2004. As interim director, he hosted former President Bill Clinton’s lecture at the University in May of 2004. “12,000 people in the Fieldhouse, it was a pretty memorable experience,” McAllister said. “And sitting on the stage … Senator Dole
on my left, President Clinton on my right and me in the middle while these two did their thing, I’ll never forget that day.”
“Being in the classroom is one of my favorite things of all that I do. I never get tired of it. It always energizes me.” Stephen McAllister professor
McAllister has also argued nine times before the Supreme Court. “If anyone says they’re not nervous at all, then they probably should stop doing it because they’re probably not prepared enough, but it does get easier,” McAllister said. “Once you get up there, there’s really not time to be
nervous. You’re just so fully engaged, and they’re asking so many questions.” While McAllister once aspired to be a judge, he said he’s discovered that his real passion is advocacy. “What I found over time is, although I enjoy being a law clerk, I actually prefer to be an advocate over the person who decides the cases,” McAllister said. “I’d rather be on somebody’s side. I’ll argue the best I can for their position. Someone else gets to decide how it turns out.” Stephen Mazza, dean of the University’s law school, said McAllister will be missed during his hiatus. “He’s a very well-respected member of the law faculty. He’s a popular professor among the students,” Mazza said. “I think that he approaches these important endeavors with some amount of humility. Often times in the legal profession, you don’t see that.”
However, Mazza said McAllister’s service as a U.S. attorney will benefit the law school. “We’re proud that he’s an alumnus of KU and the KU [School of Law],” Mazza said. “So, to have a graduate in fairly high profile important positions sort of speaks well for the University as a whole and the law school, in particular.” McAllister said he hopes his time as a U.S. attorney will help the University in the future. “I might contribute in additional ways to KU and not in that role [of U.S. Attorney], but basically more after the role,” McAllister said. “Bringing the experiences, the context, the expertise back to KU and to the law school. You know, if that can help students down the road and alumni, whether it’s jobs or other things, that would be terrific.”
Students partake in ECM’s Veggie Lunch
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For Sydney Gard, a sophomore from Lawrence, Thursday afternoons are a time of relaxation and eating healthy food at a place she enjoys. Nearly every week since the start of her freshman year at the University, Gard has found herself at Ecumenical Campus Ministries for Veggie Lunch. The lunch, which is held every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. offers students a healthy, vegan lunch that is primarily volunteer-run and based solely off of donations. Gard waited in line at the crowded ECM Thursday, before garnering her vegan lunch of dumpling soup, cinnamon apples and Wheatfields bread. Then she sat down at a table with her friend — who she had brought to Veggie Lunch for the first time — Kylie Personette, a sophomore from Normal, Illinois. The calming sound of chatter and music flooded
the room, which was filled with University community members and Lawrence community members alike. While she does not consider herself to be food insecure — a challenge that a number of University students face — Gard’s weekly trip to the ECM for Veggie Lunch is something that she can count on to provide her with a healthy, hearty lunch that fits the needs of her vegetarian diet. “I have access to healthy food, but I don’t always have the time or the mental energy to cook anything for myself,” she said. In addition, she sometimes finds it hard to justify spending the money on healthy food, when she could eat something cheaper even if it is not the healthy option, she said. “Right now, our classes are very stressful so it’s more just like, ‘what can I eat really easily?’” Gard said. Personette can relate. “I really just have no free time; so cooking meals and preparing things ahead
Willa Knight/KANSAN The ECM, or Ecumenical Campus Ministries, hosts a variety of events throughout the week that are open to anyone. of time to bring to school is not a feasible option,” she said. “I end up buying things that I can throw in the microwave … or snacks that I can just throw in my backpack, so this is a nice change of pace.” Midway through her first meal at Veggie Lunch, Personette had already decided she would utilize the resource again. “I didn’t know what to expect, but Sydney said it was cute and lots of fun, so I was excited to have a nice,
free lunch,” she said. “And I definitely feel like i’m not being judged or anything for coming here, and everyone seems welcoming.” The people, Gard said, are always “friendly and talkative.” “I feel like everyone here has a different reason for coming and so no one is going to judge you for showing up here,” she said. “No one’s going to judge you, everyone’s just trying to eat.” Gard’s weekly trips to
Veggie Lunch are something she said she finds solace in. “This year I actually tried to schedule my classes so that I could come, because it’s a relaxing thing for me,” she said. On average, Veggie Lunch serves over 200 people each week during the academic year, according to Monica George, development coordinator at the ECM. “I hope that when people come here, they feel like it’s a safe place for them and that they are able to meet someone and have a really positive interaction here and that they feel nourished after eating the food here,” George said. Whether people are facing burdens such as food insecurity, homelessness or financial hardships, the Veggie Lunch at ECM is a resource they can utilize. “It’s hard to tell how food insecure people are,” George said. “But I’m just glad that it’s a resource for those people if they need it.”
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Kansan file photo A gender equity committee has recommended that the University change its definitions of sexual assault and sexual harassment to avoid future lawsuits.
Report: Change sexual harassment policies A gender equity committee recommended that KU change its definitions for sexual violence to avoid future lawsuits, among other suggestions for improving the University’s inclusivity and diversity
DARBY VANHOUTAN @darbyvanhoutan The University should make several changes in regards to gender equity, including an immediate need to educate on and better define sexual violence, according to recommendations from a committee formed to investigate these issues on campus. These findings were part of a 30-page report that was published Tuesday following University Senate’s request for research and recommendations regarding gender equity at the University over a year ago. The 10-person committee — composed of three students, three staff and four faculty — found progress at the University, such as the creation of the Chancellor’s Sexual Assault Task Force, but also specific areas of deficiency in regards to gender equity including, but not limited to: — a need to address female faculty leaving more than twice as often as their male counterparts — gender wage gaps among faculty and staff — the lack of resources for LGBTQIA+ — differences in gender composition between individual schools — lacking child care at the University for faculty and staff
— the need to re-define the University’s current policies regarding sexual assault — lack of parental leave policies for graduate and postdoc students — low number of women in leadership positions In response to one of the committee’s most pressing findings, the report recommends that, in order to make University Student Code of Conduct more enforceable and avoid lawsuits against the University, changes need to be made to the definition of sexual misconduct. “KU’s definitions of sexual violence and sexual harassment need to be revised in order to make KU’s code of conduct enforceable and to prevent legal action against KU,” the report stated. “These changes are needed to make KU’s code of conduct enforceable on a consistent and fair basis,” the report continued. In this recommendation, the committee cited 2014 and 2015 district court rulings ordering these changes because of “problems of vagueness and incorrect statements of the law.” Committee chair Donna Ginther said she, among many other things, helped to facilitate meetings and highlight glaring areas where the University could improve. “The fact that there’s still a need for funding and facilities for SAPEC [Sexual
Assault Prevention & Education Center] for example is a concern and we highlighted that,” said Ginther, who has been a professor of Economics at the University for 15 years. According to SAPEC Prevention Educator Dustin Struble, SAPEC has plans to move from its current location of 116 Carruth O’Leary to the newly constructed Burge Union, which is set to be completed in the summer of 2018. More than this, Struble added, he hopes the report will ensure that University policies regarding sexual harassment — mainly sexual misconduct as it is currently defined — meet the needs of students, faculty and staff. “I hope that the senior administration and folks involved across all of the senates really take what was found in the report seriously,” Struble said. “And remain committed to addressing gender equity issues across all parts of the KU community - faculty, staff and students.” The full report was shared last week, Ginther said, with faculty governance — she has not yet received any feedback. “ U n i ve r s i t y
governance has this report. They’re going to be evaluating,” Ginther said. “The next step would be for the University governance to share this with the administration and have a conversation with them about what they feel needs to be addressed of the report.” University Senate President Suzanne Shontz, an electrical engineering and computer science professor, said University Senate received the report last week and discussed it briefly at SenEx on Tuesday. In regards to what comes of the report’s findings now, Shontz said, it will be shared with Provost Neeli Bendapudi who, according
to Shontz, has the power to carry out recommendations included in the report. “The Provost office is in much more of a position of power in terms of making decisions and also spending money on things. For example, legally I cannot change the definition of sexual harassment,” Shontz said. “Top level administrators are in much more of a position there to meet with people below them, people in different offices, and come up with some recommendations on that much more than any of us [in University Senate] are.” Shontz added that there are striking things in each of the report’s sections — gen-
der equity in regards to students, faculty, and staff. The completion of recommendations included in the report, like providing and ensuring there are more resources for SAPEC and IOA, she said, is in the hands of administration. “When the report pointed out that some offices need more resources, that’s what high level administration will have to decide,” Shontz said. “Are you going to spend the money to give centers the opportunity to do some of the things [the report] recommended or not?”
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Rooney: Therapy benefits all
FFA of the Day: Made it across and down Wescoe without getting lost. Please clap. **gets on a bus** **immediately panics because what if this is the wrong one** “Mitch McConnell looks like a saggy old turtle” “I need a life editor” “i’m sorry for threatening you with poison” life hack: if you’re ever having a bad day, go to the library. I guarantee everyone looks just as dead inside as you
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I just had to explain to my friend from high school where the bins that have the New York Times are. i may not have my life together, but i do have my halloween costumes together. that counts right? i need more of my friends to be 21 so i can stop buying all the alcohol *after email-begging a prof to let me take an exam beforehand because I have a concert on exam night* “i didn’t sound too desperate did I?” my roommate got mad at me for ……. throwing away ……… his ……… trash ……….. “What do you mean there were a lot of dog testicles?”
SARAH ROONEY @sarahrooneyKU Therapy is often a taboo word, and after mentioning you go to therapy, the immediate assumption is that you have some serious mental health issues. You don’t have to have a mental illness to seek professional help. People seek services like therapy and counseling for many different reasons. It could be because they need support, because they need to learn a skill or because they want to learn more about themselves. In times of transition,
such as coming to college, changing majors or dealing with pressures from a peer group, talking to a therapist or counselor can prove invaluable. Day-to-day struggles of classes, exams, paying bills and trying to keep a healthy social life can cause stress while navigating college. We are a lucky campus because we have mental health services available at Watkins Health Center: Counseling and Psychological Services, or CAPS. In addition to individual sessions, CAPS offers group therapy sessions for a variety of different issues both
undergraduate and graduate students face. Groups currently offered through CAPS include a Graduate Women’s Group, a Coping Skills Group, Family Issues Group, Grief and Loss Group, and more. Talking with someone who can help is useful. The sole purpose of a counselor or therapist is to listen and help you come up with constructive solutions. They have training and skill in a variety of areas and can teach skills that can be useful in many different situations. Dispelling stigmas associated with therapy and counseling — like that you have to have a mental illness to go — will allow students to get help for symptoms or problems that aren’t diagnosable as disorders. It should especially encourage students to learn essential coping skills. These skills can then be applied not only to the problem at hand, but to
many other aspects of life as well. For example, if you want to learn how to reduce your stress, one skill you might learn is mindfulness. Mindfulness involves being aware of your feelings and learning the best ways to self-regulate your emotions, according to Positive Psychology Program. These skills can help reduce stress and anxiety and contribute to a healthier overall state of mind. Developing coping mechanisms early on will help throughout the college experience and can leave you better prepared to deal with life beyond college. Learning these skills shouldn’t drain your budget. Through CAPS, the first session and all 50-minute individual sessions cost $15. It’s an affordable and accessible way to learn more about how to deal with whatever is on your mind from internal doubt to interpersonal relation-
ships. Seeking help for life and social issues like those mentioned above (stress, peer pressure, testing anxiety, etc.) should be more acceptable. Appointments with therapists or counselors, on or off campus, should be encouraged. We need to dispel the idea that you should wait until problems become overwhelming before you get professional help because that simply is not the case. Wanting or needing to see a professional should not be perceived as a weakness that must be hidden but rather as an opportunity to better oneself.
Sarah Rooney is a junior from Hays studying psychology.
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Anguiano: Learn DACA facts before judging
“Today I was so bored I actually cleaned my apartment”
by golly, I don’t have any words for you that can be printed here. For those who aren’t quite sure about what DACA is, or want to learn more about it, all I ask is that you check the facts before forming an opinion. According to the guidelines set forth by the United States Citizen and Immigration Services, to qualify for DACA, a person must meet all the following criteria: - Was no older than 31 years old as of June 15, 2012 - Came to the U.S. before turning 16 - Has continuously resided in the U.S. since June 15, 2007 - Was physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making a request for deferred action
Excuse me while I inhale this can of monster energy Just did the math and my cat is 69 in cat years. nice. “I love how those llamas are just chilling by the abortion sign.” i think i left my keys in my front door all night, so im winning life for sure My neighbor smoking outside my window 12 times a day is one of the most consistent parts of my life these days
JOEY ANGUIANO @joey_anguiano Look. At this point, if you’re against Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), anything I say probably isn’t going to matter. There’s no string of words that can awaken any semblance of love, compassion or caring for anyone outside of yourself that I could possibly write.
There’s nothing I can put down to make you care about the lives of hundreds of thousands of people who risked everything they had to come to the United States. If you feel like you’re any more American than any single person who wants to come to the United States to achieve their dreams and put up with the arduous, grueling process of doing things “the legal way,” then,
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- Has no lawful status on June 15, 2012 - Is currently in school, has completed high school, has earned a GED, or is an honorably discharged veteran - Has not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors, and does not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.
“All I ask is that you check the facts before forming an opinion.” The recipients of DACA came to the United States as children, often with no choice of what was going on in their lives. Most simply came with their parents,
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who were seeking opportunities and lives that weren’t possible in their home countries. And isn’t that why people have sought to come to the United States for ages? What makes anyone trying to get here now any different? These aren’t “bad hombres.” This is just an institutional level of bullying that is targeting people who are trying to do things the right way and make a difference in the world. Because these people look a little darker than the man in power and he’s uneducated about where they or their parents have come from, they’ve got to go? I think he’s the one who needs to leave.
Joey Anguiano is a senior from Berryton studying liberal arts and sciences.
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Vietnam comes to Lawrence
Veterans of the Vietnam War spoke Saturday about their time overseas and returning to anti-war sentiment
COURTNEY BIERMAN @courtbierman John Musgrave and David Longhurst did not return home from Vietnam in the 1960s as the same people they were when they left. As the former Marines told an audience Saturday, they were eager to serve their country when they enlisted during the early years of the fighting. Over time, however, they grew disillusioned with the war effort. The northeast Kansas residents discussed their service and feelings about Lawrence’s peace movement at a Watkins Museum of History panel, “Vietnam Comes to Lawrence: Remembering a Bitter War.” The panel occurred in advance of Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s documentary, “The Vietnam War,” in which Musgrave is featured prominently as an interview subject. The documentary premieres tonight at 7 p.m. on PBS. About 60 people gathered in the Watkins Museum’s basement to hear Longhurst and Musgrave speak, about a dozen of whom were veterans themselves. Will Hickox, a museum employee and doctoral student, moderated the discussion, asking the two men a series of questions before opening up the floor for a question and answer session with the audience. The event started with Longhurst and Musgrave
discussing how young they and most of their fellow soldiers were. Longhurst was 20 years old when he enlisted in 1961, inspired to sign up after hearing then-President John F. Kennedy deliver the famous line, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” Musgrave said he was only 17 when he enlisted, spurred by a hatred of communism and a lifelong dream of becoming a Marine. “All I needed to know, and all I really knew, was that we were fighting communism,” he said. “The Vietnamese just happened to be doing the Russians’ job.” Both men, although they came to develop negative feelings about the war, cited a love for the Marine Corps as a reason they fought. “I was there because of my fellow Marines,” Longhurst said. “We were going to look out for one another. We were going to take care of one another.” The discussion took a darker turn about 20 minutes in, when Musgrave detailed the beginnings of his disillusionment with the war effort. Musgrave was shot in the chest during his 11th month of service. Marines typically served 13 months in Vietnam, a month longer than the other branches. Musgrave said that turned him bitter, as he lost friends and fellow soldiers
Contributed photo courtesy of the Douglas County Historical Society Three Marines from Kansas pose for a photo during a tour of duty. who were mere weeks away from going home. “Those bullets that hit me were traveling at over 2,300 feet per second,” he said, snapping his fingers. “That’s how long it took for my buddies to die.” Fifty-nine University students died in the Vietnam War. A memorial, dedicated in 1986, stands just off Memorial Drive, bearing their names.
Courtney Bierman/KANSAN Will Hickox (left), John Musgrave (middle) and Dave Longhurst (right) speak to an audience at the Watkins Museum of History.
The University campus was also a hot spot for anti-war protests. Windows in the ROTC building were smashed, and the Union was burned down in the wake of the protests, which were tied into desegregation efforts. In the summer of 1970, two police shot and killed a young black man named Rick Dowdell, fanning the flames of an already politically tense environment. Longhurst and Musgrave said that they experienced some of the effects of Lawrence’s anti-war sentiment, although it was harder for Musgrave to cope with than Longhurst. “Lawrence did have a pretty intense antiwar sentiment, and I had to endure some of that,” Longhurst said. “To me it was like, ‘F--- off, whatever.’” Musgrave, who experienced heavier combat than Longhurst, talked about his regiment receiving a package containing a case of dog food. He was devastated. “After I was home, the way I was treated by [antiwar protesters], I definitely
thought of them as the enemy,” Musgrave said. Despite the heavy subject matter of the afternoon, there were moments of lightness. Musgrave told the story of his journey to Vietnam, a 33-day voyage on a ship carrying 3,500 soldiers. He was thrilled to begin his deployment building on the Marines’ legacy as “warriors of the sea.” “Of course, they didn’t tell me what it’s like when thousands of kids are throwing up,” he said. The discussion ended with six or seven questions and comments from the audience, some serious, some not. “What can we do to help veterans?” someone asked. Another stated: “You love your country but distrust your government.” A fellow veteran asked, “What kind of music did
you guys listen to?” and “How was the pot back then?” “You were mayor of Lawrence,” Hickox teased Longhurst. “I think it’s OK to admit it.” The discussion ended with Musgrave’s advice to the other veterans in the audience. “I want to encourage you all, if you haven’t shared your experiences with your family, please do it,” he said. “This is a perfect time. Your stories are too important to be lost. America needs to hear your stories, and your families are a wonderful place to start.”
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SCORPIO (OCT. 23-NOV. 21) Community action gets much farther than solo efforts. Write down great suggestions. Get people talking and come up with team priorities.
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“Your stories are too important to be lost. America needs to hear your stories, and your families are a wonderful place to start..” David Longhurst former Marine
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GEMINI (MAY 21-JUNE 20) Fix up your place today and tomorrow. Verify the investment of time and money first. Profit from a dreamer’s vision and research options. CANCER (JUNE 21-JULY 22) Read, write and mess around with words. Communications bring fine benefits. Your creative muses sing to you... capture their song and share it.
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Sarah Wright/KANSAN New Morse Code, consisting of cellist Hannah Collins and percussionist Michael Compitello, is anticipating the release of its album titled "Simplicity Itself".
Professors' band to celebrate debut album New Morse Code will hold an album release party Tuesday to commemorate "Simplicity Itself," which releases Friday
DEASIA PAIGE @deasia_paige Instrumental music duo New Morse Code is set to release its first album, titled “Simplicity Itself,” later this month at a prerelease concert on Tuesday at Cider Gallery. The duo is composed of cellist Hannah Collins and percussionist Michael Compitello, both of whom are professors at the University's School of Music. “It’s really exciting,” Collins said. “I think we’ve both sort of been involved in other projects that have resulted in releases, but this is the first one, at least
for me. I’ve been involved with planning every detail.” Although the album’s title insinuates a simple concept, its creation was a long process. Compitello said they have been working on the album, which is filled with soothing harmonic sounds, since forming as a band in 2012. Before becoming teachers at the University, Collins and Compitello were both students at the Yale School of Music. “The actual seeds of the album started in 2012 because we asked composers to write pieces for us,” Compitello said. “Then we played them for
a while, and we recorded them about two years ago. After that, we had to edit them, mix them, master them, and figure out what it’s going to look like.”
“The actual seeds of the album started in 2012 because we asked composers to write pieces for us.” Michael Compitello professor
Compitello also said that collaboration plays
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‘Catch Me if You Can’ musical debuts TAYLOR LIMOGES @taylor_limoges
Director Ric Averill describes “Catch Me If You Can,” a musical that permiered Friday, Sept. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at Theatre Lawrence, as a show within another show that “goes from a place of chaos to a place of making sense.” Lead actor Alex Castaneda, who plays master con artist Frank Abagnale Jr., described the show as “vibrant and charming” and credits it to director Averill’s vision. “It’s a story about you,” Castaneda said. “The story follows a kid who managed to become a millionaire before turning 21, and he didn’t have much more than we have: parents, support, and a smile on his face.” Paying credit to the amazing lighting and design crew, Averill said the stage has a “pop-mod-looking ‘60s coloration.” “It looks like a cake or something,” he added. The story begins in 1964 in New York. The musical, which is based on the 2002 film of the same name, fol-
lows the charming, scheming 19-year-old Abagnale who sets out on his own and quickly becomes a con artist and a millionaire. The show’s theme is finding out who you truly are, Castaneda said.
threat, able to tackle multiple aspects of theater performance. He also considers this piece to be “transitional theater,” meaning that one actor can play up to three different characters.
“At a point in the show, Frank Jr.’s mother says ‘One day you’ll look at yourself and you won’t know who you are’ and I think that perfectly summarizes the theme.” Ric Averill director
“At a point in the show, Frank Jr.’s mother says, ‘One day you’ll look at yourself and you won’t know who you are’ and I think that perfectly summarizes the theme,” he said. Rehearsals began in late July, and the cast of about 40 people (19 actors, 12 crew and five orchestra members) quickly began to bond on and off the stage. ”If the cast isn’t working together as a team, it can make the show seem very disjointed,” Castaneda said. Averill said that each cast member is a triple
Averill described the music in the show as extremely upbeat with great vocals. He defined the music as “martini jazz” and compared the composition to “Hairspray.” He also said Castaneda’s voice and dancing skills are “dynamite.” “Leonardo DiCaprio couldn’t have done it,” Averill said, jokingly. Averill said he hopes everybody will hug their families after leaving the show. He also hopes the audience will walk away eager to live life on a good
Contributed photo Theatre Lawrence’s production of the musical “Catch Me if You Can” premiered Friday and will run until Oct. 1. path. On the lighter side of things, the director said the audience will walk away thrilled. “It’s a blast of the 60’s
past,” Averill said. “Catch Me if You Can” will run at Theatre Lawrence through Oct. 1. Tickets can be purchased
online or at the box office.
Contributed photo An image from “Trippy Firedance” shows one of the many fire-themed scenes in the film. Harding is a senior from Montgomery, Texas, who is majoring in film, hoping to one day produce music videos and commercials.
International festival to recognize student’s film JOSH MCQUADE @L0NEW0LFMCQUADE Hunter Harding, a senior from Montgomery, Texas, created the short film “Trippy Firedance” for an experimental film production class last fall. Unbeknownst to him, the short film would go on to receive multiple invites to film festivals and awards. Harding is currently a film major and has created a number of films during his time at the University. “Trippy Firedance” is his most popular film yet. The 2017 Josiah Media Festival was the first film festival Harding was invited
to for “Trippy Firedance.” Harding was awarded first place in the Experimental category, earning a $250 gift card to a New York City-based electronics store. The Josiah Media Festival will take place Oct. 19 to Oct. 21 at the URBAN-15 Studio in San Antonio, Texas. “Trippy Firedance” also received an honorable mention in the Jack and Lavon Brosseau Creative Awards. The Brosseau Creative Awards run out of Lawrence’s Spencer Museum of Art. Awards are given to students who submit projects that excel in either writing or
any other form of diverse media. Most recently, Harding was invited to the BlackBox Shortfilm Festival. The film festival is a bit far from home, being held in Biberstein, Switzerland. According to the festival’s website, the BlackBox Shortfilm Festival invites international films in three categories: short film, art film ad experimental film. “[The festival] screens a bunch of avant-garde art and experimental film from around the world,” Harding said. “I think every populated continent on the Earth is being represented in some way.”
The festival takes place Sept. 23, and Harding is currently applying for a travel visa to see his film screened. He may not receive it in time. The film was created with Adobe After Effects, taking original videos from YouTube and editing them to mold with a music base. The film depicts a column of fire between fans, spliced with firemen and a volcano, all matched up with a fast, electronic beat. “The project was to create a time-manipulated dance,” Harding said. “Basically you could manipulate time, whether the video plays in slow-
motion or is sped up, or plays forward or in reverse. Then use that to create some sort of a dance using found footage.” The idea of combining music with film has been influential to Harding’s work, as it is also the basis of “American, 21,” a film Harding worked on with Lawrence musician, Mark Robinson. “We put together this new album idea, EDM, kind of dance music, and I showed [Harding] a few [songs,]” Robinson said. Harding said over the summer he worked on his newest project titled “The Chase,” and hopes to
premiere it at a festival in November. This project is one of many Harding plans to create while continuing his dream to become a filmmaker. “My dad’s a pilot, my grandpa was a pilot, so obviously that was the road I was steered down,” Harding said. “But I felt like I would regret it if I didn’t try.”
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Alhosseini: 3 teams for Colin Kaepernick
ARMAN ALHOSSEINI @PERSIAsGREATEST
In the first week of the 2017 NFL season, two things were noticeable: there are many teams with a noticeable struggle at quarterback, and arguably the most talented free agent in that position, Colin Kaepernick, still does not have a team. In 2012, Kaepernick took over for injured thenSan Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith and stole the starting spot, taking the 49ers not only back to the playoffs, but on a 25-6 run in the second half of the Super Bowl, coming within five yards of a historic championship comeback. The following year, Kaepernick nearly reciprocated with a 12-4 record, but this time an endzone interception in the NFC Championship game stopped a return to the Super Bowl. Kaepernick is arguably unemployed solely because of protesting by taking a knee during the national anthem beginning last preseason, sparking a continuous national uproar. Now, without a job, many teams could currently use his skill set.
NEW YORK JETS
The New York Jets are expected by some to go 0-16 this season. They are at a bottom point in their organization. They’re only two seasons off a 10-6 record. They may not make the postseason this season, but Kaepernick would be a direct help in one of their struggling positions. Their quarterback depth chart consists of 15-year backup Josh McCown, injured Bryce Petty — who started only four games last year — and Christian Hackenberg, who is still looking for his first NFL snap. McCown has 18 wins in 61 starts since 2002,
Colin Kaepernick shakes hands with a fan while part of the San Francisco 49ers. Kaepernick is currently unsigned. compared to Kaepernick’s 28-30 record in only five seasons. Kaepernick also has six playoff starts, while McCown has yet to make a playoff appearance. On the field, Kaepernick would not only be a distinct help to the team, but would also ensure multiple wins this season with a schedule consisting of the Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills. If the Jets want to help their team now, then they should sign Kaepernick. But if they don’t care about empty home stadiums, then the help isn’t just needed on the field but also in the office.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
The Jacksonville Jaguars are the only team on
this list who won their week one game. The Jaguars impressed with their defense, recording 10 sacks, three fumbles, and one interception.
“Kaepernick is arguably unemployed solely because of protesting by taking a knee during the national anthem.” However, they still struggle at quarterback, with Blake Bortles taking the first start over Chad Henne. Bortles has 12 wins in 46 starts, while Chad Henne has 18 in 53 starts. Kaepernick’s record not only is superior, but with
injured wide receiver Allen Robinson limiting the passing game, Kaepernick’s running ability would be an added threat. With a defense that showed in week one what they are capable of, Kaepernick at quarterback may be enough to give the Jaguars a division championship in a struggling AFC South. In the last two seasons, the Houston Texans have won the division and earned a playoff spot with only a 9-7 record. This season, the division does not look to get much better, as it already has a combined 1-3 record. With Jacksonville, Kaepernick will not only be able to fill a long-needed void at the position, but he may just be the needed piece to spark a surprise in the NFL this season.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
The Indianapolis Colts thought they found a solid quarterback in their 2012 first overall pick Andrew Luck, the only starting quarterback I’ve mentioned with a better record than Kaepernick at 43-27. However, Luck, who recently has been around speculation that he wants a trade, could be out until October with a shoulder injury. In Indianapolis, who has been one game from winning the division the past two seasons, Kaepernick would be able to see a similar scenario as with San Francisco, when he took the starting job because of the starter’s injury. Luck has showed he is talented, however his team has struggled in recent
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seasons, and Kaepernick would be an immediate help, at least until Luck comes back. In the same division as previously mentioned Jacksonville, Indianapolis has even a better chance at the postseason. In a division that may see a similar AFC South division champion record as last year, Kaepernick will be enough to at least get the Colts some wins until Luck comes back. And with Luck’s health a question mark, Kaepernick could maintain the starting job throughout the season. That ended pretty well the last time that happened.
Women’s golf to play in Marilyn Smith Invitational
KATIE TRIGG @kat_trigger8 After a 14th place finish at the Minnesota Invitational in Woodbury, Minnesota, the Kansas women’s golf team will look to move up in their next competition. There will be a few returners as well as some new faces, including freshman Sera Tadokoro, competing in the Marilynn Smith Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas, this upcoming week. With an impressive showing to start her collegiate career, Tadokoro shot an even par to start off the first round of the Minnesota Invitational. She finished round two by scoring 4-over and coming in No. 61 to end the event. “It’s very impressive for a true freshman to come in and shoot even par in her collegiate debut,” said coach Erin O’Neil in a Kansas Athletics news release. “We certainly aren’t surprised as we know she has lots of ability. Sera also has a tremendous competitive
Savanna Smith/KANSAN Freshman Sera Tadokoro lifts a ball over a hill Sunday morning at Colbert Hills Golf Course in Manhattan, Kansas. spirit and truly enjoys playing golf, which is a lot of fun to coach.” The women’s golf team will begin the event on Sunday, Sept. 17. The last
time the Jayhawks competed in the tournament was in 2015, coming in seventh place with a total of 922 points. There are several Jay-
hawks coming into the competition with experience on the course, including junior Ariadna Fonseca Diaz, senior Pitsinee Winyarat and senior Kallie Gon-
zales. The three finished in No. 24, No. 36 and No. 58, respectively, the last time they competed in the Marilyn Smith Invitational. The competition is
named after Marilynn Smith, a former Kansas golf and softball player turned golf pro, with the invitational alternating between Kansas and K-State each year. Smith contributes through her scholarship to female high school golfers so they can have opportunities after they graduate high school. “Last year, we made $145,000 in our pro-am and gave 35,000 scholarships to help young women go to college,” Smith said in a Kansas Athletics news release. “I can’t play golf anymore because of my knees, so this is my life now; to help with this tournament. That’s my baby right now. There are 46 pros who play with men and women amateurs, so this is always a big event.” After the opening day on Sunday, the invitational will continue with the second round on Monday, Sept. 18, and conclude on Tuesday, Sept. 19.
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Should the NCAA change transfer rules? YES
WILL LONG @Willmatic98
In college athletics, there’s a new proposal that has people talking. School presidents, faculty, coaches and athletic directors will receive a survey about a new transfer rule change that could permanently alter how college football and college basketball works. The deadline to respond to this survey is Sep. 22. The rule change itself will have lasting effects. The proposal itself would “allow immediate eligibility for students who meet certain academic benchmarks,” said NCAA associate director of public and media relations, Michelle Hosick, in an ESPN article. It would also tighten up tampering with a potential transfer, offering full aid to postgraduate transfers throughout their graduate programs, and eliminating a school’s power to control a transfer’s list of desired destinations. Given the limitations to this proposal, I believe that the transfer rule should be changed to allow immediate eligibility for qualifying athletes. In a time where student athletes are arguably being done a disservice by not getting full pay, the fact that they cannot transfer from a school where they feel unwelcome at with no penalty is arguably worse.
Contributed photo courtesy of Kansas Athletics Kansas sophomore guard Malik Newman transferred from Mississippi State. Newman sat out the 2016-17 season due to current transfer rules. Choosing a college to play a sport at is a life-altering career decision, especially for those gifted football and basketball athletes. If an athlete changes their mind and decide to leave school for a different university or college after, say, a semester, they have to wait out an entire year, which could permanently affect their draft stock. And at the end of the day, a lower draft stock means
less money. Changing the transfer rule would also make things more exciting for the sports themselves. When players decide to transfer, they have to sit out a year, minimizing the excitement and energy that the transfer news brought. Take the Kansas men’s basketball team for example: instead of waiting out an entire year, redshirt sophomore Malik Newman
(once a top-15 recruit in his class) could’ve played alongside both Frank Mason III and Josh Jackson. This year for Kansas, sophomore guard Charlie Moore and the Lawson brothers, junior forward Dedric and sophomore guard K.J., could be suiting up with this year’s team. Other teams would have similar situations, too, making an already exciting sport that much more captivating. Of course, there are a few disadvantages that would come with changing the transfer rule: Players would be more eager to transfer after the slightest
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Transfers have become a huge part of the college basketball landscape in recent years. Over the course of the past few seasons, the Kansas men’s basketball team has seen an influx of transfers. Players who transferred to the program like redshirt sophomore Malik Newman and the Lawson brothers, junior forward Dedric and sophomore guard K.J., are expected to become impact players for coach Bill Self in the years ahead. As it stands, NCAA student athletes who want to transfer to a different Division I school must sit out a year before they are eligible to play for their new team. In this year, sitting out is essentially the same as taking a redshirt, as no eligibility is lost. Forcing student athletes to sit out for a year associates a cost with the transfer process that helps to prevent excessive roster turnover. However, the NCAA is now considering a proposal that would allow student athletes who meet a yet to be determined academic standard to be eligible immediately upon transferring. Though making players immediately eligible would make the college game more like the professional one, it simply has too many nega-
“Changing the transfer rule would also make things more exciting for the sports themselves.” bit of adversity they face at their respective schools. However, because the proposal would require certain academic benchmarks for a prospective transfer to meet, the transfer pool would be considerably smaller than if there were no restrictions whatsoever. That in itself should prevent the rule from becoming a problem. As a whole, the transfer rule is one of the most unique things in college
sports. Although altering that rule may continue to make collegiate athletics and professional athletics more similar, I believe that this rule in particular would be beneficial. The excitement of the rule change would be beneficial to fans, and the rule change itself would be a step in the positive direction in helping student athletes get the best out of their college experience.
tive consequences to be a good idea. The biggest implication for the proposed rule change would be the establishment of a de facto free agent market in college basketball. Every offseason, hundreds of players would decide to transfer and open themselves up to be recruited. Without the penalty of having to sit out a year looming over players’ heads, it is likely that the number of student athletes that decide to transfer will go up. This will likely increase roster turnover. With 40 percent of Division I basketball players already transferring from their initial school by their sophomore year under the current rules, the number of transfers could reach unprecedented numbers.
bigger programs before they could fully emerge at their initial schools. And what mid-major player wouldn’t want to increase their chances of making it to the NBA by gaining more exposure at a larger school in a bigger conference? Players’ best interests must also be considered. Under the proposed rule change, underclassmen disgruntled with playing time would be free to jump ship after a season or two at one school and transfer to another where they will see the court more. This could be good for the player in the short term, but bad in the long run. Sometimes it’s best for a player’s overall development to be given time to develop as a player before seeing the court for extensive periods of time.
“And what mid-major player wouldn’t want to increase their chances of making it to the NBA by gaining more exposure at a larger school in a bigger conference?” Additionally, blue-blood programs would be free to raid smaller schools for their best players every offseason. This would likely end one of college basketball’s best phenomenons: the mid-major Cinderella. Talented players like Stephen Curry and Fred VanVleet, who made their mark by propelling mid majors to improbable NCAA Tournament runs, likely would have been scooped up by
Were this proposed rule change to be adopted it would revolutionize the way that college basketball coaches assemble their rosters and likely the landscape of the sport as a whole. However, it simply isn’t a proposal that would benefit college basketball in the way some might hope it would.
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Despite late surge, soccer falls to Utah
SHAUN GOODWIN @ShaunGoodwinUDK After a six-game winning streak following a season-opening loss to Nebraska, Kansas soccer lost Friday night at Utah to extend its winless streak to three games. Despite junior forward Grace Hagan’s fourth goal of the season in the final 90 seconds of the game to bring Kansas within a goal, the Jayhawks eventually fell to the No. 25 Utah Utes 2-1 at Ute Field in Salt Lake City. “I really didn’t think that was a game we deserved to lose. Unfortunately we just had a lack of focus in some situations in the first half that ended up being the difference in the game,” Kansas coach Mark Francis said following the game. The Jayhawks headed into the halftime break down 2-0 following a pair of set-piece goals from the Utes, despite Utah having only six shots the whole half. In the 18th minute, Utah’s Haylee Cacciacarne put the home team ahead after a corner was swung onto the box. With six players surrounded by the ball
trying to win possession for their team, Cacciacarne eventually came out on top to poke the ball into the bottom right corner for the 1-0 lead.
“I really didn’t think that was a game we deserved to lose.” Mark Francis coach
Just over 15 minutes later, forward Hailey Skolmoski got her seventh goal of the season to put Utah up 2-0. Giving up a free kick just inside their own half, the Jayhawks were unable to stop Cacciacarne from rising above the rest of the players in the box, including Kansas senior goalkeeper Maddie Dobyns, to flick the ball goalwards. From there, Skolmoski was unmarked just four yards from goal to poke the ball home into an empty net. Although Kansas went into the break losing, Francis’ squad refused to lie down, as it outshot the Utes
Missy Minear/KANSAN Junior forward Grace Hagan dribbles the ball up the field against Texas A&M on Sept. 10. Kansas lost 5-1. 14-6 in the second half in front of the 1,700-strong home crowd. Kansas got eight shots on target throughout the game, but were unable to get past Utah goalkeeper Carly Nelson from open play. The Jayhawk breakthrough eventually came
from a penalty in the final minutes of the game, after the referee called for a handball in the Utah box. Hagan dispatched the penalty to bring the Jayhawks within one goal, but it was too little too late. “In the second half, we were really good. We had some good chances and
created some good opportunities,” Francis said. “I was happy with the way they competed but it’s just unfortunate that a game is decided on two set pieces. That’s soccer though.” The result brings Kansas to 5-3-1 on the season ahead of its trip to Provo, Utah, to face BYU on Mon-
day. BYU lost to Arizona 2-1 on Friday evening. The game will be Kansas’ last non-conference game of the season before its Big 12 opener in Fort Worth, Texas, against TCU on Friday, Sept. 23.
Early red card leads to 3-1 Sporting KC win
SHAUN GOODWIN @ShaunGoodwinUDK After spending less than 30 seconds watching a small television on the sideline of the Children’s Mercy Park field, referee Jorge Gonzalez changed the whole momentum of a game that had momentarily looked like it was leaning in favor of the away team. Facing a New England Revolution front of three former Sporting Kansas City players — Krisztián Nemeth, Kei Kamara and Teal Bunbury — Kansas City took an early deficit Saturday night when Bunbury attempted a volley in the fourth minute that deflected off defender Jimmy Medranda and looped over goalkeeper Tim Melia and into the back of the net. But in what seemed an innocent moment of the game, when New England had a throw-in in the 11th minute, Kansas City rightback Graham Zusi went down clutching his face. Unnoticed by the referee, he was alerted by the Virtual Assistant Referee to check the small monitor that sat in-line with the halfway line. With a quick look at the play, Gonzalez ran over to Nemeth, who scored 11 goals in 28 appearances for Kansas City in 2015, made a large box signal with his hand (indicating the play was reviewed), then brandished a straight red to Nemeth. The Hungarian international was deemed to have elbowed Zusi in the face, resulting in his immediate dismissal from the game. “Krisztián and I were friends and teammates, no history whatsoever,” Zusi said on Nemeth’s time at
Missy Minear/KANSAN Sporting Kansas City’s Amadou Dia kicks the ball toward the goal in 2016. Kansas City. “I think it was just a mistake by him, and I think he was a little bit too up for the moment. I think it was just a momentary lapse in judgement from him and no harsh feelings by any means.” From there, Kansas City took control of the game, ending the half with 71.2 percent possession and a one goal advantage. The tying goal came just five minutes after the red card, with forward Gerso Fernandes connecting on to a loose ball from New England goalkeeper Brad Knighton to poke home the ball from four yards out. The second goal, scored
“The fact that we got the second goal, I think hurt them a lot psychologically.” Peter Vermes Sporting KC coach
right before halftime, started with the man who was involved in the red card: Zusi. Taking the ball down the middle of the pitch, the Kansas City veteran played the ball out wide to Gerso, who sent an inch-perfect low cross to the back post for teammate forward Diego Rubio to slide in and put
the ball home for a 2-1 lead. The late goal moments before the halftime whistle made Kansas City coach Peter Vermes’ halftime talk a lot different. “The fact that we got the second goal, I think hurt them a lot psychologically,” Vermes said. “And then it was about us getting the third goal and not taking our foot off the gas pedal.” Perhaps in early celebration of the victory, a fireworks display lit up the night sky just north of Children’s Mercy Park for latter stages of the second half. Vermes’ men were already up 3-1 at the time and went on to win by that
score following another close-range goal from Rubio. The team sat comfortably on the lead and were perhaps looking ahead to their U.S. Open Cup Final matchup against New York Red Bulls at Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday night. Rubio, Gerso and Medranda all left the field early after being replaced by substitutes to rest their legs for the Wednesday night fixture. “The fact that we played here tonight on Saturday, then we play Wednesday, I think that there is no doubt we can handle that from a physical perspective,” Ver-
mes said. The fixture will be Kansas City’s first championship game since defeating the Philadelphia Union on penalties in the U.S. Open Cup Final in Chester, Pennsylvania, in 2015. It will also be the first championship game to be played at Children’s Mercy Park since Kansas City won the MLS Cup in 2013. The game is set to kick off at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 20 in front of a soldout crowd.
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ROAD WOES CONTINUE
Ohio handed Kansas its 42nd-straight loss away from home as the Jayhawks reverted to last season’s mistakes
Hannah Edelman/KANSAN Junior quarterback Peyton Bender looks to launch the ball to a Kansas receiver in a game against Central Michigan.
ANA KRASUSKI @ana_krasuski The Jayhawks repeated the mistakes that left them at the bottom of the Big 12 last season in their second-straight loss of the 2017-18 season on Saturday. Kansas has now lost 42 straight road games, includ-
ing Saturday’s at the hands of the Ohio Bobcats, 42-30. After allowing Ohio three scores early in the second quarter, the Jayhawks looked eerily similar to last year’s 2-10 team. While Kansas was able to score back-to-back touchdowns in the second quarter, Ohio did the same in the third quarter in an
overpowering manner that left the Jayhawks running in circles. Sophomore running back Khalil Herbert put on his best performance to date with 137 rushing yards on 19 carries. Returning from an ankle injury, junior receiver Steven Sims Jr. logged six catches for 60 yards, while junior quarter-
back Peyton Bender put up 343 yards for two touchdowns. Ohio’s offensive performance is just another testament to how much work Kansas’ defense has ahead of it. It’s clear that Kansas’ pass rush is nowhere near where it needs to be; Ohio produced 450 total offensive yards, 196 of
which were on the ground. Not only were the Bobcats 5-for-9 on third downs and punted just twice, but produced scores on six of their first eight drives. The Jayhawks didn’t know where they needed to be often. The Bobcats’ receivers were constantly open and the blocking ability of the Jayhawks’ offen-
sive line was nonexistent. Another double-digit beat down from a MAC team is demoralizing for a team that is looking to make visible strides to improving. The Jayhawks will host West Virginia next Saturday at Memorial Stadium at 11 a.m.
Volleyball ends non-conference play with a win TIFFANY LITTLER @TiffanyLittler After suffering its second loss of the season the day before, No. 9 Kansas (11-2) defeated Idaho (56) on Saturday in four sets (25-23, 21-25, 25-15, 2624). This marks the seventh-straight season the Jayhawks have at least 11 regular-season non-conference wins. Sophomore outside hitter Ashley Smith led the team with as many as eight kills early in the second set in her third start of the season. She finished the match with a career-high 13 kills, along with one dig. Senior right side hitter Kelsie Payne took over leading the team in kills with a match-high 18 and a .410 attack percentage. Additionally, Payne had two digs and three blocks. The teams split the first
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“We were just defensively below average in the first two sets,” coach Ray Bechard said. “Then we made a little bit of a change with how we rotate behind the block in the third and fourth sets -- holding them below .200, which is where we have to be to be successful. I thought that
energy defensively really changed the momentum of the match moving forward.” Senior setter Ainise Havili paved the way for the offense with her 52 assists and six kills. Her number of assets and her 11 digs gave Havili her ninth double-double of the season. The Jayhawks were hot on defense as the team finished the match with 73 digs. Two seniors led the way with career-high efforts in digs: senior outside hitter Madison Rigdon with 17 and senior defensive specialist Tori Miller with 16. Kansas seemed to be successful on other cylinders as well. The team had a total of six aces, led by three each from Rigdon and senior defensive specialist Addison Barry. “Our serving this weekend was spot on,” Bechard said. “We played two and a half hours last night and
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two sets of the match. The Vandals had only two attacking errors in the first two opening sets. The Kansas defense kicked into gear and held Idaho to a .171 hitting percentage to close out the weekend.
“We played two and a half hours last night and missed one serve.” Ray Bechard Kansas coach
Alexit Slotemaker/KANSAN Sophomore middle blocker Zoe Hill gets amped up after a kill by Jada Burse in the game against Creighton last weekend. missed one serve… I was very pleased with the ace to error ratio.” Bechard said Kansas’ current record is “not bad,” but reiterated the fact that his team still needs to con-
tinue to work. The Jayhawks will now focus on Big 12 conference play before the first Sunflower Showdown of the season in Manhattan, Kansas. The Jayhawks will take
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